“ya I moved to a cash / liquid position at the end of July, already grateful i did!”
Smart move! I was looking back to see the exact date we started adjusting our holdings to take advantage of a down market. It was July 18th. It has been obvious for some time that the record highs were built on nothing but air (and the dollars magically created out of that thin air).
I need to give all the credit to our Lord, getting ready for retirement we have been deep in finances and assets, got good advice after prayer and advice which we followed, literally ended up moving the entire 401k at the peak. God is amazing!
NOTE: This in no way promotes a prosperity gospel message, that is bad doctrine, this is just God being there as always and at any time he can also take it away, for which one still needs to praise our Lord!